Investigators cited vehicle data, witness accounts and Blue’s work schedule in the case.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol affidavit says the driver charged in a crash that killed three Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies had worked overnight, was speeding and had been awake for about 18 hours.
Corrinne Adrianna Blue, 32, faces three counts of vehicular homicide in the Nov. 21, 2024, crash on Southern Boulevard. The arrest report gives the clearest picture yet of what investigators believe happened before her Jeep Grand Cherokee struck three motorcycle deputies on the shoulder.
Blue told investigators she had finished a 12-hour overnight shift at Cleveland Clinic in Weston and was driving home to West Palm Beach. She said she had worked in an emergency room for the first time after normally working in telemetry, and she was using GPS on a route she had not taken before.
The report says Blue told investigators she saw a slower car ahead, swerved right and did not see the deputies or motorcycles on the shoulder. She said she was driving about 50 to 55 mph, but vehicle data showed speeds of 80 to 82 mph in the seconds before impact, according to the report.
Witnesses told investigators the SUV had been speeding, moving in and out of traffic, changing lanes without signaling and cutting off other vehicles before the crash. The report also says Blue gave a blood sample that showed no drugs or alcohol in her system.
The deputies, Cpl. Luis Paez Jr., Deputy Sheriff Ralph “Butch” Waller and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio “Dan” Diaz, had been working traffic enforcement near Lion Country Safari. Dashcam video from a passing driver showed the deputies on the shoulder shortly before the crash, working near a motorcycle that would not start.
Investigators also reviewed Blue’s phone data and work timeline. The affidavit says she had been awake for about 18 of the 24 hours before the crash. Blue told investigators she was not tired, but witnesses who stopped after the crash said she appeared tired.
The report also notes Blue had stopped at McDonald’s before the crash. A human factors expert cited in the affidavit said the food may have contributed to post-meal fatigue or “brain fog” as she approached the scene.
Blue was arrested April 30 after a judge issued a felony warrant. At her first appearance May 1, a judge set bond at $750,000. The next steps are expected to include court filings, evidence review and future hearings as prosecutors pursue the three homicide counts.
Author note: Last updated May 3, 2026.